The EASST Visiting Fellowship seeks to equip East African social scientists with the skills needed to carry out rigorous evaluations of economic development programs. During a four-month fellowship, researchers will be based at the University of California Berkeley, or other CEGA campuses. Fellows may visit either during the Fall semester (approx. August 20th – December 20th, 2016) or the Spring semester (approx. January 20th – May 20th, 2017). Each fellow will be paired with a faculty mentor affiliated with the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), a research network based in the United States. A list of CEGA faculty affiliates is available .Additionally, CEGA staff and PhD students will provide support and mentorship during the semester and once the scholar returns home. The fellowship program will cover room and board, health insurance, monthly stipend, visa fees, and roundtrip economy air travel for the selected fellow. Please note that the fellowship does NOT include financial provisions or support for any additional family members or spouses.
Eligibility
- Be a resident of an EASST country: Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, or Uganda;
- Have a PhD or Master’s degree (completed within the last 8 years) or be enrolled in a graduate program in economics, statistics, epidemiology/public health, or another social science discipline;
- Hold a staff position at a research institution, university or other organization in East Africa, preferably one that supports policy-relevant, quantitative social science research;
- Have participated in or have familiarity with impact evaluation research (either randomized or quasiexperimental studies);
- Have participated in field-based data collection and rigorous empirical research/analysis;
- Be computer literate, fluent in English, and a strong public speaker;
- Plan to return to a research institute in East Africa for at least 1 year after the fellowship
Selection criteria
- Demonstrate strong analytic skills, with past coursework in economics or statistics.
- Demonstrate an interest in rigorous program evaluation, policy analysis, and micro-level field data collection.
- Demonstrate a commitment to building the capacity of African research institutions/universities. Submit a clear and innovative research proposal to evaluate a specific public policy or development programs, using randomized controlled trials or quasi-experimental methodologies.
- Past fellows have worked in fields such as agriculture and resource economics, education, public health, technology, inequality and finance. Strong preference will be given to researchers working in the field of women’s economic empowerment.
- Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply. Preference will be assigned to fellows who are pursuing or have already completed a doctoral degree (PhD) in a relevant field of study.
Deadline: March 31, 2016
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